ABSTRACT
The vowels written a, aa, e, i, o, u, eu and yu are all single vowels which should be pronounced with consistent quality throughout: for example, Cantonese so should not sound like ‘so’ in English, but more like ‘saw’. The first six are comparable to English vowels, while the last two are not, being closer to French: a bāt 筆 pen similar to the vowel in ‘but’ aa sāam 三 three similar to the vowel in ‘father’ i sī 絲 silk similar to the vowel in ‘see’ e leng 靚 pretty similar to the vowel in ‘pet’ o dō 多 many similar to the vowel in ‘paw’ u fu 褲 trousers similar to the vowel in ‘fool’ yu syū 書 book similar to the vowel in French ‘tu’ eu seun 信 letter similar to the fi rst vowel in French ‘Peugeot’
